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E
Encrypted archive
A backup archive (p. 261) encrypted according to the Advanced Encryption Standard (AES). When the
encryption option and a password for the archive are set in the backup options (p. 261), each backup
belonging to the archive is encrypted by the agent (p. 261) before saving the backup to its
destination.
Encrypted vault
A managed vault (p. 269) to which anything written is encrypted and anything read is decrypted
transparently by the storage node (p. 271), using a vault-specific encryption key stored on the node.
In case the storage medium is stolen or accessed by an unauthorized person, the malefactor will not
be able to decrypt the vault contents without access to the storage node. Encrypted archives (p. 267)
will be encrypted over the encryption performed by the agent (p. 261).
Export
An operation that creates a copy of an archive (p. 261) or a self-sufficient part copy of an archive in
the location you specify. The export operation can be applied to a single archive, a single backup (p.
261) or to your choice of backups belonging to the same archive. An entire vault (p. 272) can be
exported by using the command line interface.
F
Full backup
A self-sufficient backup (p. 261) containing all data chosen for backup. You do not need access to any
other backup to recover the data from a full backup.
G
GFS (Grandfather-Father-Son)
A popular backup scheme (p. 262) aimed to maintain the optimal balance between a backup archive
(p. 261) size and the number of recovery points (p. 270) available from the archive. GFS enables
recovering with daily resolution for the last several days, weekly resolution for the last several weeks
and monthly resolution for any time in the past.
For more information please refer to GFS backup scheme (p. 43).
I
Image
The same as Disk backup (p. 266).
Incremental backup
A backup (p. 261) that stores changes to the data against the latest backup. You need access to other
backups to recover data from an incremental backup.
